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The general principles concerning authorized deductions from the minimum
wage under the FLSA apply to workers with disabilities who are paid SMWs.
Additional requirements are imposed upon employers of patient workers
paid SMWs. Hospitals and institutions may not make deductions from patient
workers’ commensurate wages to cover the cost of board, lodging and other
services unless (and to the extent) such deductions are permitted by applicable
Federal or state law, and the deductions are made on the same basis and
collected from non-working patients as well.
For more information, please see Fact Sheet No. 16,
Deduction from Wages for Uniforms and Other Facilities under the FLSA, for
general information about deductions.
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